WEF-Latin America, 2019 Program Details

Session Guidelines:
* Plenary Sessions: Each plenary session of one hour will have 8 – 10 speakers/awardees who will speak for 5-6 minutes each. Awards will be conferred at the close of the plenary session.
* Parallel Sessions: Each session of one hour will have 4 co-speakers on a panel. Who will speak 10-12 minutes each. Balance time will be for interaction remarks and Q&A.
* Role of Moderator: The speakers in each parallel session are advised to select from amongst themselves a moderator who will strictly enforce the time allotted for each speaker.
All speakers in a session will also be connected to each other via email in advance so they can coordinate their discussions, ahead of the forum. If a moderator is not selected by the speakers, then a member of the WEF 19 organising committee allotted to that session will handle that part. (The session topics & timing are subject to change)
* (*) accepted tentatively

Moderator/Guest   Co-Lead  Panelist  Via Video Keynotes & Guest of Honour

Time Allocation
For  Co-Lead :10-12 Min, Panelist: 5 Min.

Venue: Hilton Hotel, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

Women Economic Forum – Latin America 2019 “Gender Equality:Towards Achieving Sustainable Economy”

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DAY 1, Thursday 1st August, 2019
Time Hall Name Topic Speakers
08:00AM Registration
08:45AM Registration Welcome to Colombia H.E Dr. Martha Lucia Ramirez
Auto Inaugural ! Opening Act Opening Remarks WEF Latam Dr. Harbeen Arora
Nadia Sanchez Gomez
09:30PM-11:10PM Horizon 2030 for Women in Latin America
Grand Salon Bolivar Horizon 2030: Leading Voices in Development

Gabriela Ramos
Refael de la Cruz

Grand Salon Bolivar Visible Women & Girls: Data For Development Philipp Schönrock
Andrea Pradilla
Grand Salon Bolivar Their Voices in the Equality Journey Hugo Ñopo
Ivan Rodriguez
Rafael Carbonell
11:10AM – 12:30PM Reimagining a more Inclusive Society
Grand Salon Bolivar Building an Inclusive World since Childhood Margarita Barraquer
Modera
Velia Vidal
Ana Veneroso
Andres Gutierrez
Grand Salon Bolivar Life stories: She is Foundation Alba Orozco
Nancy Ponce
Grand Salon Bolivar Technology: An Accelerator for Financial inclusion Modera: Philipp Schonrock
Kiki del Valle
12:30PM-02:00PM Lunch
02:00PM-04:10PM Appreciating our Diversity and Telent
Grand Salon Bolivar The Search for Equality Gabriela Ramos
Grand Salon Plenary Are we Facing a New Fashion Paradigm? Cecilia Murillo
Leonora Jiménez
Belky Arizala

Grand Salon Bolivar For me, for you, both of us Paola Rueda lopez
Pilar Cardona
Valeria Ponce de Leon
Natalia Ponce de Leon
Ricardo Hinojosa
Grand Salon Bolivar Apprenticeship: a Highway to Equality Hernán Porras Díaz
Modera: Karen Carvajalino
Maria Clara Rangel
Natalie Puentes Montoya

Hernando Jose Salazar

Grand Salon Bolivar Women in Calture Promotion: Creative Leadership Modera: Laura Escobar
Marie Teresa Calderon
Marianna Piotrowsky
Grand Salon Bolivar Breaking Paradigms & Stereotypes in Sports Vanessa Cordoba
Grand Salon Bolivar Empowerment for Entrepreneurship Ligia Gil
Grand Salon Bolivar Learning of Migration for a Transgender Women Ophelia Pastrana Ardila
Welcome Cocktail
08:00PM Grand Salon Bolivar Inclusive Fashion Show Raymundo Angulo
Maria Guerrero
11:00AM-12:30PM Reimagining a Society Without Stereotypes
Salon Guacamayo Breaking Stereotypes: Personal Brand Building Catalina Cajias
Salon Guacamayo The Power of Happiness & Self -Care Satie Narain-Simon
Salon Guacamayo On The Road to Success.. Embrace Failure! Johanna Alejandra Mora
Salon Guacamayo The Power to love You Samir Namen
Salon Guacamayo # Equal Pay Challenges & Solutions Towards Equal Pay Cintia Gonzalez Oviedo
Lorena Slebi Asela
12:30PM-02:00PM Lunch
02:15PM–04:30PM Reimagining a More Innovative Society
Salon Guacamayo Stroies of the Future: New Challenges for Entrepreneurs Jorge Lawson
Salon Guacamayo Sustainable Women SEE Women
Salon Guacamayo Women and Energy Marta Alonso Pelegrin
Astrid Alvares Hernandez
Salon Guacamayo Women in STEM Yas Garcia
Adriana Cortes
Salon Guacamayo Coaching & leadership Juan Carlos Chuecas
Claudia Gneco
Yvonne Naranjo
04:30PM-04:50PM Break
04:50PM–06:30PM Social Network for Sustainability
Salon Guacamayo Economic Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities Lorena Julio
Salon Guacamayo Workshop: Gender & Climate Change Maria Alejandra Tellez
Johanna Cifuents Gomez
Salon Guacamayo Water: the Environmental Challenge Towards Sustainability Isis Duran
Andrea Yanez
Mariana Pabon
Salon Guacamayo Sustainable Entrepreneurship Towards Climate Change Carolina Maruri
Salon Guacamayo Big Data- Data Science Sonia Alexandra Torres
02:30PM-04:30PM Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
Salon Bolivar 2 Good Political Practices Towards the Reduction of Violence Against Women Ana Carolina Quijano
Maria Isabel Covaleda
Valeria Molina Gomez
Salon Bolivar 2 The Political Participation of Women a Sustainable Challenge Priscila Solano
Maria Sol Corral Zambrano
Ahlem Arfaoui
Salon Bolivar 2 Political Communication Challenges and Challenges Fanny Ramirez Esquivel
Maricela Gastelu
Salon Bolivar 2 Compliance Form Equity Lina Anllo
Tatiana Rojas Hernandez
Tatiana Garces
Salon Bolivar 2 Business Ethics Itzel Orozco
Salon Bolivar 2 Women influencing without Prejudice: An Inspiring Leadership Claudia Varela
04:030PM-04:050PM Break
04:50PM–06:30PM A Digital Economy Free of Gender Gaps & Biases
Salon Bolivar 2 A Digital Economy Free of Gender Gaps & Biases Laura Sacristan
Salon Bolivar 2 Analysis of Data in the Agro: Challenges and Opportunidades with Gender Approach Alejandro Rodriguez Cuellar
Salon Bolivar 2 Ethical Principles for the Development of the Artificial Intelligence Cindy Polin
Salon Bolivar 2 Blockchain for Social Impact Mary Reina

Day-2, Friday 2nd August, 2019
Time Hall Name Topic Speakers
08:00AM-10:20AM Workplace: A key Setting For Gender Equality
Grand Salon Bolivar CEOs’ Perspectives About Gender Equality Marcela Carrasco
Ricardo Hinojose
Cynthia Catlett
Gerente General
Grand Salon Bolivar Women on Corporate Boards Claudia Varela
Maria Eugenia Rey
Maria Zulema Velez

Grand Salon Bolivar A Journey Towards Equality: Experiences from the Private Sector Andrea Pradilla
Mia Perdomo
Monica Contreras
Fernando Jaramillo
Cecilia Garau
Grand Salon Bolivar Closing Gender Gaps in Traditionally Masculine Roles Carolina Herrera
Maria Victoria Riano
Sylvia Escovar
Lina Echeverri
Maria Eugenia Cueva

10:20AM-12:30PM Free Gender Gap Digital Growth
Grand Salon Bolivar Digital Economy: A Source of Growth and Development For Everyone Ana Veneroso
Angel Melguizo
Pedro Fernandez
Paula Vargas
Grand Salon Bolivar Creative & Cultural Industries Ignacio Gaitan
Grand Salon Bolivar Women Leading Digital Transformation Carolina Angarita’
Paola Restrepo
Viviana Zocco
Monica Gomez
Grand Salon Bolivar Ethins in Artificial Intelligence Lucija Millonig
Grand Salon Bolivar Closing the Gender Gap in Digital Talent Development Johanna Harker
Jaonna Prieto
Vanessa Barbery
Mauricio Toro
12:30PM-02:00PM Lunch
02:00PM-03:30PM Education for Innovation & Equality
Grand Salon Bolivar India: Innovative Education Model For Indigenous Territory Development Edilma Prada
Rodrigo Paris
Florentina Choco
Grand Salon Bolivar Women in Science & Engineering Lucia Gomez
Margarita Garcia
Victor Hugo Malagon
William T. Harris
Grand Salon Bolivar Afrolatinx Leadership Promoters Gem McCreary
Maycon Clinton
Grand Salon Bolivar Life Stroies: Family, Lardership and business Claudia Mirza
03:30PM-06:30PM Leadership for Sustainability
Grand Salon Bolivar Leading By Example: Ethics & Transparencia Maria Cristina Arrastia Al
Paredon con Jorge Hernan Pelaez
Grand Salon Bolivar Women Entrepreneurship & It’s Impact on the Latin American Economy Camealia Ilie
Grand Salon Bolivar Enhancing Women Enterpreneurship Ignacio Gaitan
Margarita Correa
Catalina Ortiz
Delia Raquel Flores
Nathalie Cely
Grand Salon Bolivar Inclusive & Sustainable Banking Jaime A. Bonet-Moron
Margarita Correa
Aimee Sentmat de Grimaldo
Carolina Espana
Darys Estrella
Grand Salon Bolivar Social Entrepreneurship Andres Santamaria
Johana Bahamon
Norma Perez
Mujer Emprendedora
Grand Salon Bolivar Unleashing The Power of Cultural Intelligence Through Al Liliana Gil Valletta
6:30PM Women Economic Forum Awards Ceremony
09:00AM–11:00AM 2030 for Women in Latin America
Salon Guacamayo Vision of the SDGs in Latin America: Current and Future Panorama Monica Rodriguez
Maria Paula Ardila
Salon Guacamayo Sports Development As personal Growth Monica Trujillo
Salon Guacamayo Project That Bet on The Elimination of Poverty for Women Andrea Henao
Daniela Konietzko Calero
Alexander Duran
Salon Guacamayo Workshop: Self-Knowledge As An Empowerment Tool Sandra Dionisio
Salon Guacamayo Women Enterpreneurs in the 21st century Angelia Le
Faye Coleman
Natalie C.MacDonald
Silvia Susana Chus
11:00PM–11:20PM Break
11:20PM-12:35PM Breaking Stereotypes
Salon Guacamayo Myths of Menstruation: Enterpreneurship That Transforms Lives Laura Restrepo
Salon Guacamayo Sexual & Reproductive Rights Natalia Espitia
Ninas Sin Miedo
Salon Guacamayo Human Right And Gender Catalina Martinez Coral
Salon Guacamayo Protagonism of the Enterprising Women in Latin America Alexandro Barvo
12:35PM–02:00PM Almuerzo/Lunch
02:00PM–04:30PM Recognition Our Diversity
Salon Guacamayo Workshop: Impulse with Facebook Zhaira Franco
Diana Rodriguez
Salon Guacamayo Women in Conservation & Women in nature Claudia Vazquez Marazzani
Salon Guacamayo Workshop: “Designing Life” with Purpose and Diversity Verónica Alvarado
Salon Guacamayo Feminism on the 21st Century Maria Gonzalez Malabet
Pamela Pita
Salon Guacamayo Fashion, Dance & Culture Maria Priscila Marazzo
Salon Guacamayo Empowering Girls A Chanllenge in Universal Education: Bilingualism

Katalina Beltran
Julie Piraquive

04:30PM-04:50PM Tarnsformations With Social Impact
Salon Guacamayo Political Transformation: Being Mayor in Latin Amarica Federacion Colombiana de Municipios
Salon Guacamayo Digital Media Content with Social Impact
Salon Guacamayo Leading The financial System with Social Impact Alejadra Galarza
Paola Bulgarelli
Salon Guacamayo overnance And polictical Participation with a gender Approach Viviana Arias Jimenez
04:50PM Break
09:00AM–11:00AM Vision 2030 for Women in Latin America
Salon Bolivar 2 Innovation And Sustainable Enterpreneurship Francisco Matiz
Tito Fabioan Ortega
Maria Rios
Lina Maria Arbelaez
Salon Bolivar 2 Digtal Economy Towards Female Enterpreneurship Maria Rios
Lina Maria Arbelaez
Alejadra Villota
Salon Bolivar 2 Vision of Business Foundation in Inclusive Development Natalia Guerra
Veronica Portugal Chaves
Salon Bolivar 2 Trust4Americas: Combining Skills Development, Technology, Innovaton, And Finance to close Gender Gaps At The Base of the Pyramid in LAC Microsoft Martha Herrera
Melissa Pino
Linda Eddleman
11:00PM–11:20PM Break
11:20PM–12:30PM Inclusive And Diverse Rural Economic Development
Salon Bolivar 2 Re-Imagining the Role of Women in Agriculture For the World juana Botero
Claudia De Pilar Rodriguez
Salon Bolivar 2 Indigenous and Afro women and their Understanding of the Universe Norimar de la Boquilla
jenny de la Torre Cordoba
Salon Bolivar 2 Economic Empowerment of Rural Women: Productive Enterpreneurship Silvia Susana Chus
Luz maría González
Salon Bolivar 2 Case Study: Sustainable Entrepreneurship For the RESVAL development Daniana Casallas Bernal
12:30PM–02:00PM Lunch
02:00PM–03:30PM Diverse Women
Salon Bolivar 2 Diversity and Inclusion With a Gender Prespective Maria Isabel Botero
Salon Bolivar 2 Women’s Empowerment Principles Liz Quispe Santos
Cielo Adriana Lopez
Angela Maria Panqueva
Salon Bolivar 2 Empowering Motherhood Liliana Gutierrez
Patricia Castaneda
Salon Bolivar 2 Cultural Diversity Beatriz Calvo Garro
03:30PM-04:30PM Improving Lives With Digital Opening
Salon Bolivar 2 Visibilization of Women in the Media Towards Digital Opening Maria Claudia Landono
Gala Mallol
Salon Bolivar 2 Openness and Digital Transformation Towards Corporate Social Impact Ivan Orduz
Salon Bolivar 2 Innovation and Communication Towards a Digital Opening With Impact Norelie Garcia Yesika Padilla Yanez
04:30PM–04:50PM Break
04:50PM–07:00PM Empowerment and Personal Growth
Salon Bolivar 2 Conscious Nutrition: Empowering Women Marcela Barajas
Tata Gneco
Salon Bolivar 2 Empowerment & Mindfulness Marietta Rodriguez
Viviana Chacon
Salon Bolivar 2 Access to Education in Valnerable Communities Hermanas Carvajalino
Salon Bolivar 2 Leadership in International Diplomacy Gabriela Quezada
Salon Bolivar 2 “Thinking Outside The Box” Carla Olivieri
DAY 3, Saturday 3rd August, 2019
Time Hall Name Topic Speakers
8:00AM – 10:20AM Women, Citizenship And Public Services
Grand Salon Bolivar Women in Politics and Public Administartion Rosalía Arteaga
Yokasta Guzman
María Sol Corral Zambrano
Grand Salon Bolivar Youth Leading Social & Political Change Modera: Juan David Aristizable
Valerie Lorena
Maria Alejandra Menaldo
Sankalp Mohan Sharma
Grand Salon Bolivar Human Rights, Activism & Leading for Peace Nadia Sanchez Gomez
Leonardo Reales
Andres Felipe Stapper
Grand Salon Bolivar A look to the Military Life From the eyes of the women Victor Hugo Malagon
Pamela Vilela
Grand Salon Bolivar A Voice Within the high level Panel for Migration Danisa E. Baloyi
Grand Salon Bolivar Gender & Migration across Borders Valerie Dourdin
10:00AM-12:30PM Collective Action For Transformation
Grand Salon Bolivar International Cooperation and Commerce for Development Olinda Salguero
Sandra Morales de Duja
Marisa Bircher
Laura Valdivieso
Grand Salon Bolivar The Trust Factor in women: Social Tags Angela Zuluaga
Fabian Jalife
Grand Salon Plenary Connected for Climate Christina Jaeger
Dib Hadra
Jamie Margolin

12:30PM-02:00PM Lunch
02:30PM-04:40PM New Referents Of Success
Grand Salon Bolivar Life Reborn Natalia Ponce de Leon
Grand Salon Bolivar Stories on Women Empowerment Claudia Palacios
Grand Salon Bolivar A More inclusive Society though Journalism and Communication Claudia Palacios
Marie Lopez
Edilma Prada
Tatiana Cardoba
Grand Salon Bolivar Successful Women
Grand Salon Bolivar Life Stories: She is Foundation Melina Chacon
Grand Salon Bolivar Gender Focused Investment Learning Juan Andres Cano
Carmen Correa
Monica Duran
Gema Sacristan
Mabel Gonzalez
Grand Salon Bolivar Commitment to Gender Equality Nadia Sanchez
Mauricio Lopez
Patricia Fernandez Pacheco
Nadia Sanchez
Closing Act WEF Latam
04:40PM-05:30PM Grand Salon Bolivar Women: Peace builders Rigoberta Menchu
Harbeen Arora

Ferewell
05:30PM- 7:00PM Grand Salon Bolivar Concert Toto La Momposina
09:00AM–11:00AM Personal Growth Tools
Salon Guacamayo Women in logistics Liliana De la Roche Gracia
Salon Guacamayo Change you, Change your World” Holistic Transformation and Inner Peace Angi Lorini
Stephanie Bianchi
Julian Facundo Rinaudo
Anayanci Vargas
Salon Guacamayo Leading Business Wheels Lina Anllo
Viviana Zocco
Grand Salon Plenary TED Talk Public Procurement: An Indispensable Tool For Women’s Economic Development Yokasta Guzma

Salon Guacamayo Women’s Economic Empowerment: “Enterpreneurial Women Peru” Magaly Torres

Salon Guacamayo Partnerships For Women’s Economic Development Maria Fernanda Perez

11:00AM–11:20AM Break
Peacebuilding And Equality
11:20AM–12:30PM Salon Bolivar 2 How we Define Success on the Road To Equality Natalie C. MacDonald
Salon Bolivar 2 Traffic of women in the XXL Century Denise Mudigere
Salon Bolivar 2 Historical Memory And Human Rights For the Construction of peace Juana Ruiz Hernandez
Salon Bolivar 2 The Power of happiness in Mental Health Angelica Mesa
12:30PM-02:00PM Lunch
02:15PM–03:15PM Sustainable Development and Trend
Salon Bolivar 2 Public Health Towards Sustainable Development Adriana Martinez Duque
Salon Bolivar 2 Disruptive and Sustainable Ventures Andrea Patricia Vega
Salon Bolivar 2 Women Millennials Oliva Barros
Salon Bolivar 2 Women Perennials Ana Eloisa Zuniga
Salon Bolivar 2 Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals Tatiana Vuelvas
Isabel Adriana Garcia
Ana Karina Garcia
09:00AM–11:00AM The Great Skills of the 21st Century
Salon Bolivar 2 Emotional Intelligence: The Great Competition of the XXI Century Pilar Rattan
Salon Bolivar 2 Responsible Marketing with a Gender approach Ana Maria Pesantes
Salon Bolivar 2 Tools for Personal Growth “Magic if it Existe” Carolina Angarita
Salon Bolivar 2 Influencing Responsibly Geraldine Pomato
Salon Bolivar 2 The Glass Roof Breaks Paola Rueda Lopez
Salon Guacamayo Workshop: Monetizing through Facebook
11:00AM-11:20AM Break
11:20AM–12:30PM Sustainable and Ethical Business
Salon Bolivar 2 Workshop Ventures: Speed Thinking, Explor the Design of innovative Solution for your Business and your Day to Day Joes Velasco
Salon Bolivar 2 Sustainable Ventures and New Masculnities Mauricio Cardenas
Salon Bolivar 2 Their Roles Towards Equity Mia Perdomo
Salon Bolivar 2 Sustainable and Ethical Business Esenttia
12:30PM–02:00PM ALMUERZO
02:00PM-03:15PM Partnerships For Development
Salon Bolivar 2 Building High Performance Diverse Teams Sonia Castellanos
Salon Bolivar 2 Women leaders of Sustainability: The Role of Education For Change Daino Marcela Puerta Lopez
Salon Bolivar 2 Workshop Trust for the Americas: Life Skills Developmen and Working to close circles of Violence Prevention: Based on the Experience of Proyecto VIVE.(Trust 4 Americas) Maria Fernanda Sirrea
Salon Bolivar 2 The Power of Public-Private Partnerships Juan Pablo Ayala
Salon Bolivar 2 Gender Equality in Digital Access GSM- EQUALS